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catachresis noun

  /ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/
  • A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
 (sanan) väärä käyttö
  • (rhetoric) A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.
 katakreesi
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